Imports (% of GDP) — all countries

Imports (% of GDP) — Switzerland

Imports (% of GDP) in Switzerland in 2025 — 69.11%. Ranked 24 in the world out of 138. Since 1970, the indicator has risen by 27.88 pp.

2025 69.11% +9.96 pp vs 2024
World rank 24of 138
Period maximum 69.11%2025
Period minimum 34.16%1975

Trend over time

1970–2025 · % of GDP

Imports (% of GDP) — Switzerland, 1970–2025304050607019701976198219881994200020062012201820241970: 41.23%1971: 39.08%1972: 37.73%1973: 38.32%1974: 41.24%1975: 34.16%1976: 36.24%1977: 40.77%1978: 39.06%1979: 42.88%1980: 48.17%1981: 47.34%1982: 43.47%1983: 43.75%1984: 44.13%1985: 44.86%1986: 42.78%1987: 39.58%1988: 40.78%1989: 43.26%1990: 40.82%1991: 38.1%1992: 37.84%1993: 36.56%1994: 35.8%1995: 35.94%1996: 37.5%1997: 41.87%1998: 42.2%1999: 42.93%2000: 46.5%2001: 45.78%2002: 43.1%2003: 42.59%2004: 44.19%2005: 48.3%2006: 49.58%2007: 51.63%2008: 53.57%2009: 51.45%2010: 54.84%2011: 58.85%2012: 58.44%2013: 61.26%2014: 54.5%2015: 53.12%2016: 56.7%2017: 57.31%2018: 56.76%2019: 56.87%2020: 57.88%2021: 58.06%2022: 61.27%2023: 59.42%2024: 59.15%2025: 69.11%
Change over the period: +27.88 pp Annual average: 0.51 pp

Comparison, 2025

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Switzerland

Switzerland 69.11%
World 28.5%
Western Europe computed 47%
Imports (% of GDP) — Switzerland, by year Switzerland All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 69.11 +9.96 pp
2024 59.15 −0.27 pp
2023 59.42 −1.85 pp
2022 61.27 +3.21 pp
2021 58.06 +0.18 pp
2020 57.88 +1.01 pp
2019 56.87 +0.12 pp
2018 56.76 −0.55 pp
2017 57.31 +0.6 pp
2016 56.7 +3.59 pp
2015 53.12 −1.38 pp
2014 54.5 −6.76 pp
2013 61.26 +2.82 pp
2012 58.44 −0.41 pp
2011 58.85 +4.01 pp
2010 54.84 +3.38 pp
2009 51.45 −2.11 pp
2008 53.57 +1.94 pp
2007 51.63 +2.05 pp
2006 49.58 +1.28 pp
2005 48.3 +4.11 pp
2004 44.19 +1.6 pp
2003 42.59 −0.51 pp
2002 43.1 −2.68 pp
2001 45.78 −0.72 pp
2000 46.5 +3.57 pp
1999 42.93 +0.73 pp
1998 42.2 +0.33 pp
1997 41.87 +4.37 pp
1996 37.5 +1.56 pp
1995 35.94 +0.14 pp
1994 35.8 −0.76 pp
1993 36.56 −1.28 pp
1992 37.84 −0.25 pp
1991 38.1 −2.72 pp
1990 40.82 −2.44 pp
1989 43.26 +2.47 pp
1988 40.78 +1.2 pp
1987 39.58 −3.2 pp
1986 42.78 −2.07 pp
1985 44.86 +0.73 pp
1984 44.13 +0.38 pp
1983 43.75 +0.28 pp
1982 43.47 −3.87 pp
1981 47.34 −0.83 pp
1980 48.17 +5.29 pp
1979 42.88 +3.82 pp
1978 39.06 −1.71 pp
1977 40.77 +4.52 pp
1976 36.24 +2.08 pp
1975 34.16 −7.08 pp
1974 41.24 +2.92 pp
1973 38.32 +0.59 pp
1972 37.73 −1.34 pp
1971 39.08 −2.15 pp
1970 41.23

Western Europe, 2025

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

About the indicator

Imports of goods and services as a percent of GDP — a measure of how far an economy depends on supplies from abroad. High values are typical both of small open economies and of countries embedded in global supply chains, where imported components are processed and shipped back out.

Source: World Development Indicators (World Bank), license CC BY 4.0.